Says right at the end of the article:
So yeah. Unless the $2 Trillion Corona Virus Bill has provisions to cover for this kind of thing? Eminent domain won't work in this case.
(And really, it's a good thing, too. Can you imagine all the bloody murder outfits like Haliburton would get away with just because they whispered in the right Senator's ear? And all for the low low price of just a few hundred thousand dropped into their superpack of choice?)
Quote:Abernathy noted that the city could not afford to take ownership of the property through eminent domain because it would require the purchase to be fair market value.
So yeah. Unless the $2 Trillion Corona Virus Bill has provisions to cover for this kind of thing? Eminent domain won't work in this case.
(And really, it's a good thing, too. Can you imagine all the bloody murder outfits like Haliburton would get away with just because they whispered in the right Senator's ear? And all for the low low price of just a few hundred thousand dropped into their superpack of choice?)